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TIIURSIIAY. DISC. 3, 1951

All Argegsiaman

When navies began to rely on steam; rather than sail there was a division of thcl ship's company into seamen and stokersi, That time also marked the beginning of al large assortment of specialists who each in, turn were designated according to theiil branch and contrasted with the diminish- ing proportion of ”seamen". It is only with- in the past few years that the Royal Cana- dian Navy has given recognition to the fact that the skilled technicians in elec-i tricity, communications, radar, aircraft and the engine room, as well as shipwrightsi and gunners are all primarily seamen. i

The Navy today is manned by highly. trained specialists but all of them carry on the finest traditions of the sea. Not infrequently the old time skills of handling a small boat either under oars or sail are displayed by the specialists to the disad- vantage of those customarily designated seamen. The same skills have been put to use to save lives of their own or other ship's companies. .

Just as Naval personnel has become more highly trained and specialized, so the ships have become ever more scientifical- ly designed for the jobs they are intended to do. Even the numerous and powerful fleet built up by Canada in the Second World War would seem puny and simple compared with those of today, designed to cope with high-speed submarines and air-l craft attack. Further expansion is the order of the day to honour this countryis obligations under the North Atlantic Pact and other agreements.

Next year we should have no less than 100 ships and personnel of around 21,000 men to carry on the primary job of gen- eral escort work and anti-submarine activ- ity in the North Atlantic along with nu- merous secondary tasks. The highest type - of young Canadian is needed for the task and we are confident that they will be

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The Need For llnity

The fact that he has been personally under attack by the McCarthy element,.in

Canada geese and beavers!”

On the problem of dealing with Com- munism Mr. Pearson remarked:

"We will, I think, keep these differences to a minimum if, on the one hand, we re- main alert and iealistic about the serious and present nature of the Communist men- ace, and if, on the other hand, we refuse to get panicky or be stampeded into the wrong way of doing things;, if we stick to those tried and tested principles of justice and law; of scrupulous regard for the rights and liberties of the individual on which alone can national strength be permanently established.

"This is not being soft to Communism, or any other iism'. It is showing sanity and common sense, and an understandingl of the really enduring sources oi strength? and greatness. These are days that test onc's patience and endurance as we strive, at home to keep our countries free and secure, and, internationally, each to play its proper part in building up a coalition that will prevent aggression and main- tain peace; or rather establish a peace which is more than the absence of war."

F-armerls Dignity

The distinguished educator, Booker T. Washington, who has been called ”the most eminent Negro of all time," once said: "No man can prosper till he learns that there is as much dignity in filling a field as in writ- 1 ing a poem." He might have added tha; some of the finer literary works on recort including a number of the New Testament parables, were inspired by the many tasks that fill up the farmer's daily round.

This word ”dignity'l, like many another, has been obliged to stiffer estrangement front its original meaning which signified worth or worthiness. Nowadays it is used to indicate all sorts of things from pride of place and position to plain self-conceit. It was of course in its original sense that Washington made use of it.

There is, to be sure, a good deal of drudgery connected with caring for the soil which is, after all. the farmer's chief con- cern. There is a good deal of it in poem- writing, too, and in everything else that helps to' give meaning and purpose to life. Indeed, without drudgery there could be no scientific advancement, no cultural de- velopment, no moral progress. Every worth- while achievement has come the hard way. Filling in of little details always has pre- ceded the blaze of glory.

There would be no justification for sug- gesting that one honest way of making a living is better than another. Whatever a man's task may be, the fact that his heart is in it will cover a multitude of de- ficiencies. As he goes along from one de- tail to another he will find added joys and satisfactions which have uch to do with competence. But. if comparisons must be

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the United States gives added emphasis to an address delivered to the English-speak- ins: Union of the U. S. at New York on

' Nov. 23 by Hon. L. B. Pearson, Canadian

Secretary of State for External Affairs. Mr. Pearson said in part:

”It is customary these days. and very wise, to plead for patience in the face of the difficulties that stem from the .Cold War. for a minimum of provocation and a maximum of steadiness and understanding. I suggest that one way of strengthening English-speaking unity is for the rest of us to show some of that patience-and un- derstanding--of American leadership and American policy.

”We should also not hesitate to speak out in public recognition of the generosity, the constructive energy and imagination of the American people as they carry the burden of world leadership and power: something which they never sought but which they are bearing in a way which may already have meant our salvation from those iirzgzre:-isive, expansionist forces eager to destroy our freedom and erase our fu- ture.

"We Canadians claim the special priv- ilege, as a close neighbor and a candid friend, of grousing about our big, our over- whelming partncr. and of complaining at some of the less attractive manifestations of her way of life. It makes our own jun- ior status seem relatively superior and helps us forget some of our own problems and mistakes. .

"But we Canadians also know, from our own experiences and from our relation- ship with the United States that the sound and fury of contemporary clamor. while It may at times mar and even conceal, can- not destroy the noble qualities and the deep strength of this land on whom there now rests the hopes of all peoples, not merely English speaking peoples, for. free existence.

"One way of strengthening our unity is to resist vigorously the temptation, which ooanlomlly presents Itself, to indulge in thecoomewlint nova but dangerous pastime

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ymade with respect to good results then isurely the farmer who is dedicated to his ;calling can hold his head very high. What ,more far-reaching result can follow any itask than the emerging of "Gods Plenty” ifrom the good earth?

EDITORIAL N01 ES

Community leadership, as encouraged :by a series of meetings to be" held through-

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MAIL COURIER? PAY

Sir,-I would like to take this opportunity to ndd my opinions to those so aptly expressed by "One Who Know The Facts" in the Forum of November 2'lt.. The writ- er of that letter must. also be A mail courier to know all the facts concerning these underpaid and forgotten government officials.

I, too, would like to know who benefited by the bill which was passed by Parliament regarding the pay of rural mall couriers. No mall courier of my acquaintance did: all were informed that they were being adequately paid for the ser- vices performed.

I wonder if the gentlemen who sign their names to those letters have anygldeo of the cold and hardships suffered by our rural mail couriers from November until April. On the route I serve. there is scarcely ever any thought paid to opening the roads for the mall man and every day is a struggle. with mud. snow and cold. to say nothing of the abuse suffered by the vehicle used. Added to this one must feed 21 horse all year round and keep a sleigh and wag- on in i-Bpalr as there are times when travelling with a motor vehicle is impossible on dirt. roads; and all this for a. mere pittance, compared with the pay received by other government employees.

It is time that all mail couriers not together to demand as "One Who Knows The Facts" suggested, a decent. system. whereby a cour- ier would be paid an adequate sal- ary for his time and operating ex- lpenses for his vehicle.

I am, Sir, etc, hiother who Know: The Facts.

tout the Province, is an essential element in democratic society. A reluctance

,a society in which control is not imposed ifrom the top down it is a duty for the in- dividual to be prepared to make that step.

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1 Good co-operation was shown in identi- fying the two large striped bass caught iii ithe Hilisboro River Monday. The fisher- iman recognized the importance of the lcateh and started a train of investigation that confirmed identification. Sufficient information about the habits of this fish lean well mean the establishment of an im-

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Samuel Crompton, greatest. improver of cotton manufacturing, was born this date 1753. He lived a hard-working life as a Lancashirc farmer and weaver. It took him five years' ceaseless foil to invent the spinning mule, a machine which was to produce the finest yarn ever woven. It became the most popular on the market. and was used in preference to the ma- chines constructed by either Arkwright or -Hargreave. Crompton, however, received little recognition for his invention.

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The Swiss Navy is apt to be regarded as a stock subject for humour. There is a very real Swiss merchant fleet, however. It has grown into one of the most modern and best equipped in the world. Twenty of

comprises 21 cargo ships, 12 coasters, two oil tankers and one tanker specially fitted for carrying wine-not 11 bad showing oom- pored with this country which extends

to step out in front. is understandable but in.

its 36 ships were built since 1948. The fleet '""i

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"Souris East, the eastern term- inus nf the P. E. Island Railway. now takes first rank among the rising towns of the Maritime Provinces. How speedily it has developed into its present. propor- tions may be judged from the fact lhat' only about seventy years ago it had but one resident household- er, the late. John Longaphie. The next who settled there were the late Fidelle Paquet, Peter Chev- erie. Francis Lavle, John Mac- Phee, John MacDonald. Francis Cheverle, Neil MacDonald, and Edward Kenya.

"The first merchants who did business in Souris were J. Cough- lan and Benjamin Barss. Then came Shattuek and McKay. John McFarlane. McDonald and Walker, John Knight, Donald Benton. etc. The first Roman Catholic church that was built there wan ercc ed under the ministry of the R v. 'Fsthet' John', who resided at St. Margaret's."

-The Examiner, July 23, 1888.

Thus Iullh God His Lord. he that creoud the heavens, and stretched than out: he can spread forth the earth. and that which oolneth out of It: In that

from sea to sea.

J; Notes B);

Wonders will never cease. A judge in Michigan has sent. a wo- man to jail because she refuses to talk.-Niagara Falls Review.

Four languages In spoken by I four-year-old Kitchener child. But with probably only one word for spinach.-Hamilton spectator.

The Ontario Alcoholism Re- search Foundation has just com- pleted u six-month survey to find out how many abnormal drinkers there are in Ontario. The survey was conducted in an unnamed Ontario county where there are 43,606 persons 20 years of age and over. The county was chosen be- cause the population is comparable to that of the province of Ontario as it whole with respect to rural- urban distribution. sex ratio, na- tional and religious compisltion and the percentage of persons 20y years of age and over. In this unnamed county 698 abnormal drinkers were dtscove ed, 93 per cent. of whom are not receiving formal treatmtnt. for their alcoholism either through medical services. Alcoholics An- onymous or otherwise.-Welland Tribune. I

A writer In 1 United States newspaper has been taking time out to ponder the interesting ques- tion of whether or not. dogs tell one another "shaggy man" stories." It. is a nice question, and it can be answered only out of R knowledge remembered. we would be inclined to hclieve most strongly that dogs have a whimsical taste in stories. Such stories probably do not. in- volve shaggy men: the dog is to

havior of his principal god. But there may be more than 8. suspic- ion that the nine glee evinced around the air et. corner has been occasioned by the latest comes of lsome doggy wag, who prefaced his remarks by. "Have you heard the one about the two cats who . . .”

No matter which way It in cook- ed chicken has been a favorite dish all down the years. That. has been evident in the fact. that thousands of people attend barbecues at lwhlch this type of poultry is fen- turcd; in the way, too. that they have responded to the better pro- ducts which have been coming from the farms in recent times. In addition, canned chicken has been an institution. Where is the house- wife who has not when company called reached for R can of chicken to meet. such an emergency. or em- ployed it for other domestic pur- poses? It may come as I surprise to the average person to learn that more than half the canned chicken in the Dominion is produced in cannerles of the smallest province of all-Prince Edward Island.-Hnlb fax Chronicle-Herald.

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- The Bermudo meeting is o , frachnicnlly. by the nun: mgr Round-Table" conference. a. de- vice used when equals get: together in order to -EV0ld any suggestion of 'lendei-ship" on the part, 1;: anyone present. It is also 5 meet. in: of executive head: of states. not of political personalities as such. We may take it for granted, however. that ”lea.dership" will be much in evidence and that the mantle will fall on Prime Minister Churchill. Thu will be so not because he happens to be the nominal host. nor yet. because he happens to have diplomatic seniority over the other two. It will be because he is recognized both in official and, unofficial places as the elder statesniim of the free world. A look at the personalities, as dis- tinct from the executive heads, may be in order as the conference gets under way. .

Sir Winston comes to the con- ference iu 1 man who has grown old in statecmft. Hardly anyone now living can remember a time when he was not doing something and usually a great. deal in the affairs of Britain and of the world. He knows, perhaps better than” iuiyom else who could be men- tioned. the problems, the burdens. and the hopes of mankind. Added to this knowledge is a clear View of history and the ability to in- terpret; history which have fallen to the lot. of perhaps no more than a dozen people in the last thousand years. More than any other person he is the connecting link, as it. were, between the happy cmplacency of the early part of

In these days of spy scale: we should be careful not to think we spotted a Red Chinese iuiboteur when it is merely 11 I0-year-old girl with. her skirt. out over her snowsult trousers. - Hamilton Spectator.

Luck of Negro represeinllon It the Government: House dinner dur- ing the Queen's visit. last: week still is a talking point. in Bermuda. In the House of Assembly Friday I B1-ttfsh Guiana-born Negro mem- ber. lawyer E. T. Richards, describ- ed it as ”the biggest slip made this century in this country” and a ”cruel and unkind blow' at 60 per cent of the population.-Reuters.

Hidden In the English langusge is o. storehouse of colorful terms and expressions of the hunt. Some people may remember that it is correct to say "clowder" of cats and a "kindle" of kittens, a "gang" of elk and s "sloth" of bears. But how many know that geese on foot are called a "gaggle", or that in the old days a group of geese aloft became a ”skeiri" or that s "covey" of birds meant a single family, while several flying to- gether made up a "bevy"? How many nimrods can identify in con- gregation of plover. 3 sets: of herons, a. muster of peacocks or a walk- of snipe?-Snlnt John Tele-I graph-Journal.

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WEATHEIIS

This is the the cuckoo likes,

And so do I:

When showers betumble the chest- nut. spikes,

And nesillngs fly:

And the little brown nightingale bills his best.

And they sit outside the "Travel- ler's Rest."

And maids come forth spring-mum lin drest.

And citizens dream of the South and West,

And so do I.

weather

This is the weather the shepherd sh-uns.

And so do I:

when beeches drip in browns and

duns.

And thre.-.h. and p ;

And hlll-hid tides throb. lhroe on three,

And meadow rlvulela overflow,

And drops on gate-bars hang in .1

row. And rnoks in families homeward go. And so do I. ' '

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this century and the sense of urgency which prevails at this time. .

Crisis. as such. does not alarm him; he has seen so many crises come and go and in most. of them he has been 3 central directing nguro. Political upsets. changing social customs, the rise and fall of national fashions; all these things have been woven into the texture of his life. He has lived with them. He brings to Bermuda. in the 80th year of an eventful life the weight. and prestige of an eld- er statesman in the full sense of that title. Round-table or square, Sir Winston Churchill will be the leader at. this conference. It could not be otherwise. I.

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President. Eisenhower comes to Benmvudo with many nne qualities of statesmanshlp but. it is only fair to say, with very limited knowledge of political ways and means. He represents :1 nation which is strong, wealthy. indus- trially energetic, devoted to human freedom, and conscious of the greatness which history has thrust uponiit. A nation, however, which is not as well schooled as is Brit.- aln in the historical pictures, seen

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. PERSONALITIES AT BERMUDA

colourful munoromn of This is not to be nondgli-vgl.l1u::,io,',i,' view of the fact. that the British people. were in the position at having to make decisions alreciin their destiny many century” has fore the American dream begm Then. too. Mr. Eisenhower in the very nature of thing, c.',,,,,,, be as sure as can sir wimign gm, he will have parliamentary mp. port. in his personal views of what is best. A President of the United States, however 'populnr he imy be personally. is not. the ncknowleaggd leader of the nation's legislature The British Prime Minister cu; usually count on parllameman acceptance of any undentanumg he moy.rea.ch with another 113. tlonal leader. This is not always the case but generally gpnunx 1, works out that way. The pl-9.1, dent has no such reasonable u. surance. Many times iii the pug including some times of ui-gene; Congress has vetoed Preaidmnii luivpel ntiliidlpluu. ever 9 cu, President mum. . or will have much to eontrlbutinio any discussion at Bermuda. He 3, a good man. a good soldier. a, good friend of all who want to 1-emgln free. and he is trying vgy-y hud against, many obstacles. to be I good Praldent. What he inch 1,, historical perspective will be mm, up in It sure knowledge of What the Free world can and must do now if it is to remain free. win," he specks he mean for Amen" at its best. Tim. best is I good. very V9" 0 O 0 As for Premier Limlel of Phncp the Door man was not sure even week ago that he would get, 3,, Bermuda at all. 1-! political stabil- ity were the only some of g st.st.esm.an's lnnuence M, unjgl might just as well have stayed in Paris. Fortunately is lsi'i't, 1'1-me,-, connection with the history .4 Europe and indeed with that of the world makes her represmmlve a. man to be respected when 11. fairs concerning the present, mg the future of civilization are to be discussed. Her contribution to gr; and culture In every form givq her 11 voice in world Indira which the temporu-y instability that now begets her has no power and no right. to silence PRETTY SPEY CHERRY I-IZILL. N.8., (OP)-Mr, and Mrs. Alfred Nome have been married for '16 yam. Mr. Noun. who at on is six years older than his wife, says they often vlxlt friends "and I could dance a good step. too. if somebody would play the fiddle."

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